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THE
CDiscoocrg
EW BRITTAINE.
Began August 27, Anno Dom. 1650.
EDWARD BLAND, ABRAHAM WOODE, SACKFORD BREWSTER,
AND ELIAS PENNANT.
REPRINTED BY J. SABIN AND SONS.
1873.
THE
I S C O V E R Y
OF
,\l evv jDrittaine.
Began Auguji 27. Anno Dom. 1650.
( Edward Bland, Merchant.
R J Abraham Woode, Captaine.
^ | Sackford Brew/for. \ .-, ,
\ a- r> >(jentlemen.
^ tL lias rennant, )
From Fort Henry, at the head of Appa-
mattuck River in Virginia, to the Fals
of Blandina, flrft River in New Brit-
taine , which runneth Weft, being
120. Mile South-weft, between 35.
& 37 degrees, (a pleafant Country,)
of temperate Ayre, and fertile Soyle.
LONDON,
Printed by Thomas Harper for John Stephen/on , at the
Sun below Ludgate. M.D C.L I.
To the Reader.
HO ever thou art that desirest the Advance-
ment of Gods glory by conversion to of the
Indicts, the Augmentation of the English
Common-wealth, in extending its liberties ,•
/ would advise thee to consider the present
benefit and future profits that will arise in the wel setling Vir-
ginia's Confines, especially that happy Country of New Brittaine,
in the Latitude of 35. and 37. degrees, of more temperate Clymate
then that the English now inhabite, abounding with great Rivers
of long extent, and encompassing a great part, or most of Virginia's
Continent ; a place so easie to be settled in, in regard that Horse
and Cattle in foure or five dayes ?nay be conveyed for the benefit
of Undertakers , and all inconveniencies avoyded which com-
A 3 monly
commonly attend New Plantations, being supplied with necessaries
from the Neighbourhood of 'Virginia.
That the Assembly of Virginia {as may be seene by their Order
since my returne heereto procured) have conceived a hundred to
be a sufficient force and competence for the establishment of that
Country in which Tobacco will grow larger and more in quantity.
Sugar Canes are supposed naturally to be there , or at least if
implanted will undoubtedly flourish: For we brought with us
thence extraordinary Canes of twenty five foot long and six inches
round; there is also great store of fish, and the Inhabitants relate
that there is plenty of Salt made to the Sunne without art ;
Tobacco Pipes have beene seene among these Indians tipt with
Silver, and they weare Copper Plates about their necks: They
have two Crops of Indian Come yearely , whereas Virginia hath
but one. What I write, is what I have proved; I cordially wish
some more then private Spirits would take it into their considera-
tion, so may it prove most advantagious to particular and pub-
lick ends ; for which so prayeth,
Your faithfull fervant,
Edward Bland.
O&ober
O&ober 20. 1650. By the AiTembly.
T is Ordered by the Grand Assembly, that
according to the Petition of Mr. Edward
Bland, Merchant, that he the sayd Bland,
or any other be permitted to discover and
seate to the Southward in any convenient
place where they discover ; and that according to his Petition for
furthering his Designes hee bee permitted to have correspondence
with the Indians, and also receive the benevolence of the well-
affected, and use all lawfull meanes for effecting thereof, provided
that they secure themselves in effecting the sayd Designe with a
hundred able men sufficiently furnished with Armes and Munition.
John Corkes, Cler. Dom. Com.
Thi
PAR ADISE was created a part of this Earth, and seated in
the lower part of Eden or Mesopotamia, containing also a
part of Shinar and Armenia ; it stands 35 degrees from the
Equinoctiall, and 55 from the North- pole , in a temperate Cli-
mate, full of excellent fruits, chiefly of Palme-trees without la-
bour ; for whereinsoever the Earth, Nature, and the Sun can
most vaunt that they have excelled, yet shall the Palme- tree be
the greatest wonder of all their workes : This tree alone giveth
unto man whatsoever his life beggeth at Natures hand. The like
are also found both in the East and IV est- Indies as well as in
Paradise, which Countries are also blessed with a perpetuall
Spring and Summer, &c.
By how much Adam exceeded all living men in perfection,
by being the immediate worhnanship of God, by so much did that
chosen, and particular Garden exceed all the parts of the Uni-
versal! World in ivhich God had planted the Trees of Life,
and Knowledge, Plants onely proper, and belonging to the Para-
dise, and Garden, of so great a Lord.
Rawleighs Marrow of Hiftory, Page 42. & 43.
Thi
[1]
The Difcovery of New Brit aim.
HI a
^M
UGUST 27. 1650. r^ £z^ Honor
able Sir W. Berkly, Kt. being Governour
and Captaine General! of Virginia, Edw.
Bland Merck. Abraham Wood Capt. Elias
Ponnant and Sackford Brewster Gent,
foure Men, and one Indian named Pyancha,
an Appamattuck for our Guide, with two servants, foure Horses
and Provision, advanced from Fort Henry, lying on Appamat-
tuck River at the fals, being a branch of James River, intending
a South westerne Discovery.
This day wee passed over a branch belonging to Blackwater
lake, running South east into Chawan River; at that place wee
were forced to unlade our Carriages by reason of the great raines
lately fallen, which otherwise is very passable for foot, being
firm gravelly ground in the bottome, and lieth from Fort Henry
20. miles, and some 12. miles from this place we travelled unto
a deepe River called the Nottaway Creeke some 1 00. paces over
sandy bottomes (&. with a little labour may be made passeable)
unto a Nottaway Town liyng some two miles from the River.
Hither we came within night, and by reason of our suddaine
approach and hallowing of Robert Farmer servant to Mr. Bland,
the Inhabitants ran all away into the Woods, with their Women
and Children ; therefore by us it was named Farmers Chase.
After our arrivall there within a small space of time one Indian
man appeared, and finding of us peaceable, and the white flag
bore before us by our Guide whom they knew, he made a
B hallow,
M
hallow and the rest came in from their sculking holes like
so many timerous Hares, and shewed us what curtesie they
could. About two houres after came to us Oyeocker elder
brother to Chounterounte one of the Nottaway Kings, who
told us that his brother Chounterounte , and other of the Not-
taway Kings would come to us next day by Noone, and
that the day before Chounterounte and all his men had been
a hunting, and it hapned that Chounterounte had shot one of
his brothers in the leg, and that thereupon he was gone
Downewards. We stayed untill next day at Noone but he
came not, and then we journyed unto the Towne belonging
unto Oyeocker, who kindly invited us thither, and told us he
thought that Chounterounte would meet us there, and also of
his owne accord proffered us to be our guide whithersoever
we went. The Land generally to this Towne is Champion,
very rich, and the Towne scituate in a rich levell, well tim-
bered, watered, and very convenient for Hogs and Cattle.
August 28. We journied with our new entertained Guide
Oyeocker, lying betweene South, and South and by West,
from the first Towne upon a very rich levell of Land : six-
teen miles from this place we came unto the River Penna
Mount, being another branch of Chawan River, eight miles
on the South side it hath very rich Land and Corn-fields
on both sides the River, and is about 200. paces wide,
and runs out with elbowes: at the place of our passage over
this River to this second Towne is shallow upon a Sandy
Point, and with a very little labour may be made passe-
able both for foot and horse, or any Carriage by Land,
or
[3]
or pentator with small Boats, and some two miles higher there
is a sound passage no deeper than a mans anckle: Within night
came Chounterounte unto our Quarters frowning, and with a
countenance noting much discontent, downe he sets, and lookes
about him, salutes the English with a scornefull posture, and
then our Appamattack Guide, and tels him, I am sorry for thee
friend, thou wilt be knockt on the head ; after this some pause
was made before any discourse, expecting the English would
begin, but finding us slow, he thus spake: There was a
Wainoake Indian told him that there was an Englishman a
Cockarous hard by Captaine Floods, gave this Indian Bells, and
other petty truck to lay downe to the Tuskarood King, and
would have hired him to have gone with him, but the Wain-
oakes. being doubtfull what to doe, went to Captaine Flood for
advice, who advised them not to go, for that the Governour
would give no licence to go thither ; heereupon Chounter-
ounte was by us questioned, when and who it was that
had told him so, & if he did know that Wainoake Indian,
to which he answered doubtfully, and demanded of us whi-
ther we did intend to go ; we told him the Tuskarood King
had envited us to trade, and our Governour had ordered us
to go, and speake with an Englishman amongst them, and
to enquire for an English woman cast away long since, and
was amongst those Nations. Chounterounte perswaded us
to go no further, alleadging there was no English there,
that the way was long, for passage very bad by reason
of much raine that had lately fallen, and many rotten
Marrishes and Swampps there was to passe over, in fine we
A 2 found
L4J
found him, and all his men very unwilling we should go any
further ; but we told them, that let the waies and passages be
never so bad, we were resolved to go through , and that we
were not afraid of him nor his Nation, nor any other, for we
intended no injury, and that we must go, for we were com-
manded by our King; these words caused Chounterounte to
assimulate a feare in his countenance, and after delivery of
himselfe, at our going away next day, when we had mounted
our Horses, Chounterounte came privately unto us, and in a
most serious manner intimating unto us, that he loved us,
and our Nation, and that he lively apprehended our danger,
and that our safety concerned him, for if any accident hapned
otherwise then good to us, he should be suspected to have a
hand in it, and withall wished us to go no further, for that
he certainly knew that the Nations we were to go through
would make us away by treachery; we answered him, that we
were not afraid to be killed, for that any one of us were able
to deale with forty through the protection of our great God,
for we were commanded by our King.
August 29. We travelled from this second Town to Ma-
harineck, eight miles upon barren Champion Lands, and six
miles further is a branch that runnes South west, with rich
Lands upon it; and from thence some sixe miles further,
is a Brooke some hundred paces over, and runnes South
and a little to the West, on both sides of the Creek : for
fowre miles or thereabouts, is very rich Lands, well Tim-
bered and Watered, and large dry Meadowes, South and by
West : From this Creeke is another, some eight miles off,
that
[5]
that opens it selfe into divers small Guts, made by the inun-
dation of Freshes of Waters ; and the passage lies some two
hundred paces from the Path, and this Creek is some ten
miles from Maharinecke Towne, and was by us named New-
combs Forrest. It was night when we enterd into Maharin-
eck, where we found a House ready made for us of Matts ;
and Corne stalkes layd in severall places for our Horses,
the Inhabitants standing, according to their custome, to greet
us : and after some discourse with their Werrowance , a
Youth, to whom wee presented severall gifts, we certified
them the cause of our comming was to Trade in way of
friendship, and desired the great men that what Wares or
Skins the Town did afford, might be brought to our Quar-
ters next morning; and also a measure for Roanoak , which
they promised should be done, and so left us to our selves
a while, untill wee had refreshed our selves with such provi-
sions as they had set before us , in most plentiful! maner ;
and afterwards the great men and Inhabitants came, and per-
formed divers Ceremonies, and Dancings before us, as they
use to doe to their great Emperour Apachancana, when they
entertain him in most solemne maner and friendship.
August 30. Being wearied with our last dayes travell, we
continued at Maharineck , and this day spake with a Tuska-
rood Indian, who told us that the Englishman was a great
way off at the further Tuskarood Towne, and wee hired this
Turkarood Indian to run before, and tell his JVerrowance wee
intended to lay him downe a present at Hocomowananck , and
desired to have him meete us there, and also wrote to that
A 3 effect
[6]
effect to the Englishman in English, Latine, Spanish, French
and Dutch, the Tuskarood promised in three dayes to meete
us at Hocomawananck. In the afternoone came two Indians
to our Quarters , one of whom the Mabarinecks told us was
the IVerrowance of Hocomananck River, seemed very joy full
that wee could goe thither, and told us the Tuskarood would
have come to us to trade, but that the JVainoakes had spoken
much to dishearten them from having any trade with the Eng-
lish, and that they intended divers times to have come in,
but were afraid, for the Wainoakes had told them that the
English would kill them, or detaine them, and would not let
them goe without a great heape of Roanoake middle high,
to which we answered that the Wainoakes durst not affirme
any such thing to our faces, and that they had likewise spoken
much against the Tuskarood to the English, it being a common
thing amongst them to villefle one another, and tell nothing
but lies to the English.
This day in the morning the Mabarineck great men spake
to heare some of our guns go off: Whereupon we shot two
guns at a small marke, both hitting it, and at so great a dis-
tance of a hundred paces, or more, that the Indians admired
at it : And a little before night the old King of Mabarineck
came to us, and told us, that the people in the Towne were
afraid when the guns went off, and ran all away into the
Woods. This night also we had much Dancing.
August 32. Wee went away from Mabarineck South
East two miles to goe over Mabarineck River, which hath
a bottome betweene two high land sides through which
you
[7]
you must passe to get over, which River is about two
hundred paces broad, and hath a high water marke after a
fresh of at least twenty foot perpendicular by the trees
in the breaches betweene the River, and the high land of
the old fields. This River is the Southerly last and maine
branch of Chawan River, and was by us named Woodford
River, and runs to the Eastward of the South. On both
sides of Wood 'ford River is very much exceeding rich Land,
but especially on the further side towards Hocomawananck.
Immediately after the passage over this River, are old In-
dian fields of exceeding rich Land, that beare two Crops of
Indian Corne a yeare, and hath timber trees above five foot
over, whose truncks are a hundred foot in cleare timber, which
will make twenty Cuts of Board timber a piece, and of these
there is abundance.
As also exceeding rich Land, full of great Reeds thrice as
big as the largest Arrow Reeds we have about our Planta-
tions ; this good Land continues for some six miles together
unto a great Swampp, and then begins a pyny barren Champion
Land with divers Branches and Pecosans, yet very passe-
able, running South and by West, unto a deepe River some a
hundred paces over, running South, and a little to the East,
which River incloses a small Island which wee named Brew-
sters Island, some eighteene miles from Woodford River due
South, and by West, with very exceeding rich Land on both
side of it for some sixe miles together, and this River we also
named Brewsters River, it being the first branch of Hocomaw-
ananck River : and a little lower downe as the River runs, is
such
[8]
such another river as Chickahamine River (which is a mile
broad.)
After we had passed over this River we travelled some
twenty miles further upon a pyny barren Champion Land to
Hocomawananck River, South, and by West: some twelve
miles from Brewsters River we came unto a path running crosse
some twenty yards on each side unto two remarkeable Trees ;
at this path our Appamattuck Guide made a stop, and cleared
the Westerly end of the path with his foote, being demanded
the meaning of it, he shewed an unwillingnesse to relate it,
sighing very much : Whereupon we made a stop untill Oyeocker
our other Guide came up, and then our Appamattuck Guide
journied on ; but Oyeocker at his comming up cleared the other
end of the path, and prepared himselfe in a most serious man-
ner to require our attentions, and told us that many yeares
since their late great Emperour Appachancano came thither
to make a War upon the Tuskarood, in revenge of three of
his men killed, and one wounded, who escaped, and brought
him word of the other three murthered by the Hocomaw-
ananck Indians for lucre of the Roanoake they brought with
them to trade for Otter skins. There accompanyed Appa-
chancano severall petty Kings that were under him, amongst
which there was one King of a Towne called Pawbatan y
which had long time harboured a grudge against the King
of Chawan, about a yong woman that the King of Chawan
had detayned of the King of Pawhatan : Now it hapned that
the King of Chawan was invited by the King of Pawhatan
to this place under pretence to present him with a Guift of
some
[9]
some great vallew, and there they met accordingly, and the
King of Pawhatan went to salute and embrace the King of
Cbaiuan, and stroaking of him after their usuall manner, he
whipt a bow string about the King of Chawans neck , and
strangled him ; and how that in memoriall of this, the path is
continued unto this day, and the friends of the Pawhatans
when they passe that way, cleanse the Westerly end of the
path, and the friends of the Chawans the other. And some two
miles from this path we came unto an Indian Grave upon the
East side of the path : Upon which Grave there lay a great
heape of sticks covered with greene boughs, we demanded the
reason of it, Oyeocker told us, that there lay a great man of
the Chawans that dyed in the same quarrell, and in honour of
his memory they continue greene boughs over his Grave to
this day ; and ever when they goe forth to Warre they relate
his, and other valorous, loyall Acts, to their yong men, to
animate them to doe the like when occasion requires. Some
foure miles from Hocomawananck is very rich Champian Land :
It was night when we came to Hocomawananck River, and
the Indian that came with us from Woodford River, and
belonged to Hocomawananck, would have had us quartered
upon the side of a great Swampp that had the advantage of
severall bottomes of the Swampp on both sides of us, but
we removed to take our advantage for safety, and retreate,
in case any accident should happen, which at that time pro-
mised nothing but danger, for our Guides began to be
doubtfull, and told us, that the Hocomawananck Indians were
very treacherous, and that they did not like their counte-
B nances.
[ro]
nances , and shape well j this place we named Pyanchas Parke :
about three houres after we had taken up our Quarters,
some of the Inhabitants came, and brought us roasting eares,
and Sturgeon, and the Hocomawananck Indian that came with
us from Woodford River, came not unto us untill next day,
but his Warrowance told us before wee came from Woodford,
hee could not come untill that day at night. The next day
morning after our comming to Hocomawananck the Inhabi-
tants seemed to prepare us a house : But we about eight of
the clock set forward to goe view the place where they killed
Sturgeon ; which was some six miles from the place where
we quartered by Pyanchas Parke, where there is a River Run-
ning very deep South, exceeding deepe, and foure hundred
paces broad. The high water marke of this River between
both sides of the River perpendicular, from the top of the
Banck to the River, is forty five foot upon a fresh ; this River
was by us named Blandina River : from Pyanchas Parke to
the place where they kill Sturgeon is six miles up the River
running Northerly, and all exceeding rich Land: Both up-
wards and downewards upon the River, at this place where they
kill Sturgeon also are the Falls, and at the foot of these Falls
also lies two Islands in a great Bay, the uppermost whereof
Mr. Blande named Charles Island, and the lowermost Cap-
taine Wood named Berkeley Island: on the further side of these
Islands the Bay runs navigable by the two Islands sides :
Charles Island is three miles broad, and foure miles long, and
Berkeley Island almost as big, both in a manner impregnable,
by nature being fortified with high Clefts of Rocky Stone,
and
[»]
and hardly passeable, without a way cut through them, and
consists all of exceeding rich Land, and cleare fields, where-
in growes Canes of a foot about, and of one yeares growth
Canes that a reasonable hand can hardly span ; and the In-
dians told us they were very sweet, and that at some time of
the yeare they did suck them, and eate them, and of those
we brought some away with us. The Land over against
Charles Island we named Blands Discovery , and the Land
over against Berkeley Island we named Woods journy, and at
the lower end of Charles Island lies a Bay due South from the
said Island, so spatious that we could not see the other side of
it: this bay we named Pennants Bay and in the River between
Charles Island, and the maine Land lies a Rocky Point in the
River, which Point comes out of Charles Island, and runs
into the middle of the River: this Point we named Brewsters
Point, and at this Point only, and no other is there any place
passeable into Charles Island, and this Brewsters Point runs
not quite from Charles Island to the maine Land, but when
you come off the maine Land to the Rivers side, you must
wade about fifty paces to come upon the Point, and if you
misse the Point on either side, up or downe the River, you
must swim, and the River runs very swift. Some three miles
from the River side over against Charles Island is a place of
severall great heapes of bones, and heere the Indian belonging
to Blandina River that went along with us to the Fals, sat
downe, and seemed to be much discontented , insomuch that
he shed teares ; we demanded why these bones were piled
up so curiously ? Oyeocker told us, that at this place Appachan-
B 2 cano
[21]
cano one morning with 400. men treacherously slew 240. of
the Blandlna River Indians in revenge of three great men
slaine by them, and the place we named Golgotha; as we
were going to Blandina river we spake to Oyeocker our Guide
to lead us the way, and he would not ; but asked our Appa-
mattuck Guide why we did not get us gone, for the Inhabi-
tants were jealous of us, and angry with us, and that the
Runner we sent to the Tuskarood would not come at the day
appointed, nor his King, but ran another way, and told the
Indians that we came to cut them off; whereupon our Appa-
mattuck Guide stepped forth, and frowning said, come along,
we will go to sec the Falls, and so led the way, and also told
us that the Woodford Indians lied, and that Indian that came to
us, which the Woodford Indian said was the King of Blandina
River, was not the Werrowance of Blandina River; whereupon
we resolved to return (having named the whole Continent New
Brittaine) another way into our old path that led to Brewsters
River, and shot off no guns because of making a commotion,
adding to the Natives feares. At Blandina River we had
some discourse with our Appamattuck Guide concerning that
River, who told us that that branch of Blandina River ran
a great way up into the Country ; and that about three dayes
journy further to the South-West, there was a far greater
Branch so broad that a man could hardly see over it, and
bended it selfe to the Northward above the head of James
River, unto the foot of the great Mountaines, on which
River there lived many people upwards, being the Occonacbeans
and the Nessoneicks, and that where some of the Occonacbeans
lived,
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lived, there is an Island within the River three dayes journy
about, which is of a very rich and fertile soile, and that the
upper end of the Island is fordable, not above knee deepe,
of a stony bottome, running very swift, and the other side
very deepe and navigable: Also we found many of the people
of Blandina River to have beards, and both there, and at
Woodford River we saw many very old men, and that the
Climate according to our opinions was far more temperate then
ours of Virginia, and the Inhabitants full of Children ; they also
told us that at the bottome of the River was great heapes of
Salt; and we saw among them Copper, and were informed
that they tip their pipes with silver, of which some have been
brought into this Country, and 'tis very probable that there
may be Gold, and other Mettals amongst the hils.
September I. About noone from Woods Journey wee tra-
velled some sixe miles North East, unto the old Path that
leads to Breivsters River : within night we quartered on the
other side of it, and kept good watch : this Path runnes from
Woods Journey north and by East, and due North.
September 2. In the morning about eight of the clocke,
as every one was mounted, came to our quarters Occon-
nosquay, sonne to the Tuskarood King, and another Indian
whom he told was z Werrowance, and his Kinseman , with the
Runner which wee had sent to the Tuskarood King, who
was to meet us at Blandina River that night ; the Kings
sonne told us that the English man would be at his house that
night, a great way off; and would have had us gone backe
with him, but we would not, and appointed him to meete
B 3 us
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us at Woodford River where hee came not, wee having some
suspition that hee came from Woodford River that night,
and that our Runner had not beene where we had sent him,
through some information of our Nottaway guide, which
afterwards proved true, by the Relation of the Werrowance
of Blandina River, whom about fowre howres after wee
had parted with the Kings son, wee met on the way com-
ming from Woodford River with a company of men, thinking
he should have found us at Blandina River that nisht, ac-
cording to his order and promise ; with whom falling into
discourse, he told us that the King of the Tuskaroods son, and
our Runner were the night before at Woodford River ; but
the Kings son told us he came from Blandina River, and
beyond, and hearing we were gone before he came, he had
travelled all night from Blandina River to overtake us. This
day about Noone we came to Woodford River Towne , and
tarried there that night, we found the old Werrowance , and
all his great men gone, yet had courteous quarter; but not
without great grounds of suspition, and signes that they were
angry at us: at our coming back to Woodford River we had
information that some Spies of Wainoake had been there a
little before we came, and that the King of Wainoake and Choun-
terounte had sent Runners to all the Nations thereabouts , in-
forming them that the English were come to cut them off,
which we supposed to be some greater Polititians then Indian
Consultations, who had some private ends to themselves, and
minded nothing lesse then a publick good ; for we found that
the Runner whom we imployed to carry our message to
the
the Tuskarood King, ran to the Waynoakes, and he whom the
Woodford Indians told us was the Werrowance of Biandina
River, was a Woodford Indian, and no Werrowance, but done of
purpose to get something out of us, and we had information that
at that time there were other English amongst the Indians.
September 3. By brealce of day we journied from Wood-
ford River to a path some eight miles above Pennants Mount
running North, and by East and North, North, East, which
was done by the advice of our Appamattuck Guide, who
told us that he was informed that some plots might be acted
against us, if we returned the way that we came, for we
told Chounterounte we would returne the same way againe :
And this information our Guide told us he had from a woman
that was his Sweet-heart belonging to Woodford River. This
day we passed over very much rich, red, fat, marie Land,
betweene Woodford River Towne, and the head of Pennants
Mount, with divers Indian fields; the head of which River
abounds much with great Rocks of Stone, and is two hun-
dred paces over, and hath a small Island in it named Sack-
fords Island. Betweene Pennants Mount River head, and the
head of Farmers Chase River is very much exceeding rich,
red, fat, marie land, and Nottaway and Schockoores old fields,
for a matter of sixe miles together all the trees are blowne up
or dead : Heere it began to raine, and some six miles further
we tooke up our quarters, and it proved a very wet night.
At the first other Nottaway old fields, we found the Inhabi-
tants much perplexed about a gun that went off to the West-
ward of them, the night before wee came thither, which
our
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our Appamattuck Guide conceived were the Wainoake Spies,
set out there to prevent our Journyings, and we found severall
Agers about the place where the Indians told us the gun went off.
Septemb. 4. About 8 of the Clock we travelled North, North-
East some six miles, unto the head of Farmers Chase River,
where we were forced to swimm our horses over, by reason of
the great rain that fell that night, which otherwise with a little
labour may be made very passable. At this place is very great
Rocky stones, fit to make Mill-stones, with very rich tracts of
Land, and in some places between the head of Farmers Chase
River and Black water Lake, is ground that gives very probable
proofe of an Iron, or some other rich Mine. Some sixteen
miles from Farmers Chase, North, and by East, and North,
North East, lies Black water Lake, which hath very much rich
land about it, and with little labour will be made very passable.
From Black water Lake we did travell to the old fields of
Manks Nessoneicks , and from thence some 12 miles N. N. East
we came unto Fort Henry about the close of the Evening, all
well and in good health, notwithstanding from the time we
had spoken with Chounterounte at Pennants Mount, we every
night kept a strickt watch, having our Swords girt, and our
Guns and Pistols by us, for the Indians every night where we
lay, kept a strict guard upon us.
The Discoverers, viz.
Mr. Edward Blande, Merchant.
Abraham Wood, Captaine.
Mr. Ellas Pennant.
Mr. Sackford Brewjler.
Robert Farmer, Servant to Mr. Blande.
Henry Newcombe, Servant to Captaine Wood.
f Oyeocker, a Nottaway Werrowance.
\ Pyancha, an Appamattuck War Captaine.
FINIS.
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